Radio station here in st paul played a 911 call 2 days ago from a toyota driver that the accel pedal was stuck frantic and didn't know what to do ,panicking and said a intersection was coming up,next thing phone went dead and they anounced all four people were killed.real sad,got sick to my stomach after hearing that played back.............
Holy!!! think that was real or a spoof...if real thats some crazy story!
It's not a spoof - it was real and I knew the driver personally. His name was Mark Saylor and he was our local CHP school bus safety officer, a 20 year veteran of the force and a former Air Force enlisted man. In the car with him were his wife, 12 year old daughter and his wife's younger brother, who was the one on the phone. I attended their memorial service - it brings a lump to my throat thinking about it now.
They were in a loaner 2009 Lexus ES350 they had just picked up from the dealership - his was in the shop for service - and the investigation said it was the floor mats that caught the accelerator. He was unfamiliar with the car, which had the keyless ignition, so may not have known how to shut it off. He was on a three-mile long 5% downgrade that ended in a T-intersection. Witnesses said the front brakes were on fire when they went through the intersection at about 120 mph, the car flew about 200 feet and then rolled before bursting into flame. The coroners report said they all died on impact.
Markk, Mahala and Cleofe Saylor
The aftermath
